India mourns death of Kuwait Emir
by Vikram Vishal

    New Delhi: The Government of India is observing a day's State mourning on Monday as a mark of respect to the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who passed away on Sunday. The tricolour is being flown at half mast throughout India and there will be no official entertainment. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mani Shanker Aiyar, has been sent to Kuwait today to represent the Indian Government at the funeral ceremony of the departed leader.

    He will also pay condolences on behalf of the Indian Government and the people of India. On Sunday, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, expressed his sorrow and grief at the passing away of the Kuwait Emir. whom he described as a friend of India and the Indian people. He conveyed his condolences to the people of Kuwait, who he said had lost a wise and sagacious ruler, who will be missed by all. The Government on Sunday also described Sheikh Jaber as one of the farsighted leaders of the region. It said that under his able leadership, Kuwait had taken great strides towards progress and prosperity. "In his demise, Kuwait and the world have lost a wise statesman and an able leader. Sheikh Jaber was a good friend of India. The large Indian expatriate community in Kuwait will miss his care and benevolence," a statement issued by the official spokesman said.

US planning to hit Pak, Iran N-installations (Go To Top)

    Islamabad: Former Pakistan Army Chief, Mirza Aslam Beg has said that the US had plans to hit Pakistan and Iran's nuclear assets from an altitude as high as 40,000 feet. He further said that the US spy aircrafts could detect nuclear installations anywhere, whether they were on the ground or underneath the earth. US spy planes flying at high altitude could not be seen, and could locate nuclear assets of Iran and Pakistan, and the two countries should keep this in mind, The Nation quoted Beg as saying while talking to Radio Tehran. He further said that the US and its western allies had understood that the peaceful usage of atomic energy was the "recognised right" of Iran on the basis of NPT, and that if the issue was presented before the UN Security Council, then the US would be defeated and Iran would be victorious. He, however, said that the issue would not be presented before the UN Security Council.

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